Adam McQuaid

This one was about payback. All season long the Panthers have been chasing the Bruins for a wild-card berth, but were unable to do so after a heart-stomping 3-2 loss in Boston 10 days ago. While the Panthers were officially eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs after Saturday's loss to the Lightning, they may have just returned the favor to a rival that had gone 10-1-1 against them since 2012. Playing for pride, jobs and mostly revenge, the Panthers finally got the last laugh on the desperate Bruins as ageless wonder Jaromir Jagr set up two goals in a stirring 4-2 victory Thursday night at the BB&T Center to severely wound Boston's playoff aspirations. Too little, too late...

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